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Mark Kelly: “People will start wondering if they should participate in…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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'It has to end': Senator Mark Kelly denounces political violence

Published | Video Starts at 07:59

I would go to war to defend his right to say it. He had every right to be there. I mean, how does this change things? I think in the near term, People will start wondering if they should participate in public life because they might be concerned for their safety. their family's safety. Folks might decide, hey, I don't want to go to a political rally. Many of those folks there today, maybe that will be the last political thing they do for a really long time. (07:59–08:08)

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